Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 10:18:06 -0500
Reply-To: Robyn Rudisill <robyn.rudisill@HOME.COM>
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From: Robyn Rudisill <robyn.rudisill@HOME.COM>
Subject: Re: digifant upgrade available in england
In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19981008105405.00c35970@po-2.openmarket.com>
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They have a www page<br>
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<a href="http://www.milford.ndirect.co.uk/menu.html" eudora="autourl">www.milford.ndirect.co.uk/menu.html</a>
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it explains the conversion and has some prices....<br>
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At 10:55 AM 10/8/98 -0400, you wrote: <br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>Dear Listees, <br>
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While over in Ireland this past summer I chanced upon a great magazine -- VW Motoring -- and in it an article on how this firm in England replaces the luggish airmeter in Golf GTi Digifants (same unit as in our Vanagons) with a conversion called "FilmStar" consisting of an interface to the ECU, translator chip, Bosch 70mm air-mass film unit, and a Bosch air-inlet temperature sensor. BTW, this is the same technology as used in the VR6. Power plots for the Golf engine showed a gain of 10hp from 2000 to redline and torque increase from 125 ft lbs to 143 ft lbs. Apparently, their firm has done hundreds of these conversions "over there". <br>
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Now it seems to me that this would be an easy conververion to our Vanagons -- right? (Certainly would work for all those Digifant Golf 4-banger Vanagon conversions out there) Combined with Kyle's cam and chip conversion one should have a pretty dynamic setup. However, I'm not sure if they would be willing to modify the unit for Vanagon installations -- perhaps there is not much to modify? <br>
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If anyone is interested in contacting these people, info is listed below: <br>
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Milford Microsystems <br>
Milford Houses <br>
Oddington, Kidlington <br>
Oxfordshire 0X5 2RA <br>
England <br>
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Tel: 0 1865 331552 <br>
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Cheers, <br>
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<b>Michael J. Sullivan <br>
</b><i>Director of Catalog Design <br>
Open Market, Inc. <br>
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'87 GL Syncro Westfalia <br>
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